The Cool and Aloof Senior Sister Always Flirts with Me

Chapter 23: Breaking the Formation

The surroundings remained silent.

Yan Jue was momentarily stunned, exchanging a glance with Qi Xianqing, then looking down at the bowl of rice on the table.

Qi Xianqing gave a slight nod, prompting Yan Jue to walk over with a bowl of rice and squat down in front of the camels to feed them.

The camels, just like yesterday, numbly leaned their heads over and slowly ate the rice.

Yan Jue furrowed her brow, picked up the water jug, and walked over to give the camels some water.

The camels drank the water with a dazed look, raising their heads to look at her.

Suddenly, thick black smoke began to swirl around the camels, gradually enveloping them until they were obscured from view.

As Yan Jue stared at the smoke, her heart raced. When the black mist dissipated, the five camels had suddenly vanished, leaving behind five dazed-looking women.

They were the scorpion spirit boss who had been killed yesterday.

The silent tea guests.

The Taoist who had led the five camels, all just as they were yesterday.

Wait.

Yan Jue suddenly noticed something was off.

Yesterday there had been six camels, but today there were only five.

Yan Jue quickly looked up at the painting on the wall, which only showed... five beautiful women.

As expected...

Yan Jue said, "Look, the number of people in the painting has changed."

The painting still depicted an inn in a bamboo forest.

However, the six beauties from yesterday had turned into five.

Everyone's gaze shifted to the painting.

Qi Xianqing pondered, "The entrance to breaking the illusion must be here."

Yan Jue responded, "But why are there only five women? Where has the sixth gone? The six women from yesterday were taken away by our carriage, but if this is an illusion, they shouldn't have been able to leave, and there should still be six women here today."

As Yan Jue spoke, she glanced at the several dazed women in front of her.

The women wore silly smiles, their lips curling up in vacant grins.

"These women were angry yesterday, but now they... seem like they're dead."

Qi Xianqing replied slowly, "This isn't just an illusion that suppresses one's cultivation; it is likely also one that can refine a woman's Yin essence. The reason these women are acting dazed is likely because their Yin essence has been eroded by the environment."

Yin essence is a special setting in this world, encompassing not only various fluids released during intimacy but also one's own spiritual energy.

Typically, Yin essence also experiences normal consumption; for instance, a person consumes Yin essence with every breath, but this doesn't lead to significant depletion.

However, if one's Yin essence is completely drained, it can lead to terrible consequences.

Mild cases result in daze; severe cases can lead to madness. More frighteningly,

if one person absorbs all of a woman's Yin essence, she will become a tool for that person, obeying their every command.

Previously, in Nanxing Town, the women whose Yin essence was drained by the monkey demon were in the same situation.